Turn Your Nine To Five Into Your Nine To Alive

In this episode, Bruna de Palo joins me. We talk about changing your nine to five to your nine to alive. We cover mapping your career, finding your ideal role, considering a career in the non-profit sector, and the importance of neuroscience when it comes to your career.

Bruna is a certified leadership, executive & career coach, keynote speaker, corporate trainer, and founder of Think and Act Differently.

Key Takeaways

• Don't use your passion as a compass. Create a map to help navigate your career
• A good career is one where you can express yourself and be who you are
• Know the difference between talents and skills
• Speak to people who have similar characteristics to you. Find out what career role they are in
• 'Learn to turn poison into medicine', i.e. make the most from a bad situation
• Regulating stress and handling your emotions is important
• Use a feedback loop to identify your limiting beliefs
• Differentiate your transferable skills from the obvious
• Know yourself, know others 

Resources 

We discussed the following resources on the show:

• Bruna's TED Talk 
• Bruna's Nine To Alive series
• This was not strictly discussed on the show, but a great resource to help find a job with purpose, Escape The City
• The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science by Norman Doidge

Connect with Bruna

If listeners are considering a career change or would like to learn more about, and connect with Bruna, please visit her website. You can also sign up for her newsletter on the website.